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American Revolution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of the Poor Richard's Almanac?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Phyllis Wheatley

d)

Thomas Jefferson

2.

Where did Sarah Phillips come from?

a)

London, England

b)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c)

Boston, Massachusetts

d)

West Africa

3.

What did the colonists throw into the water during the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Tea

b)

Coffee

c)

Sugar

d)

Molasses

4.

Who is considered the finest poet in the land?

a)

Phyllis Wheatley

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

5.

What did the colonists protest against during the tax protest?

a)

Unfair taxation

b)

Slavery

c)

Lack of representation in parliament

d)

Curfew laws

6.

What did Moses do to buy his freedom?

a)

Learned smithing

b)

Bought a ship

c)

Wrote a book

d)

Escaped from slavery

7.

Who is accused of instigating the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Phyllis Wheatley

d)

Thomas Jefferson

8.

What did the colonists protest against during the Stamp Act?

a)

Tax on printed materials

b)

Tax on tea

c)

Tax on sugar

d)

Tax on imports

9.

Where did Sarah Phillips sail to instead of Philadelphia?

a)

Boston

b)

London

c)

Virginia

d)

West Africa

10.

Who warned James about standing too close to the press?

a)

Dr. Franklin

b)

Phyllis Wheatley

c)

Sarah Phillips

d)

Moses

11.

What did the colonists protest against during the Sugar Act?

a)

Tax on sugar

b)

Tax on tea

c)

Tax on imports

d)

Tax on printed materials

12.

Who is considered a brave explorer?

a)

Major Phillips

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

13.

Who is accused of being a traitor?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Phyllis Wheatley

d)

Thomas Jefferson

14.

What did the colonists protest against during the Boston Massacre?

a)

Loss of lives

b)

Tax on tea

c)

Tax on sugar

d)

Tax on imports

15.

Who is accused of encouraging lawlessness?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Phyllis Wheatley

d)

Thomas Jefferson